Honoring the past, celebrating the present, & creating the future greats of Texas golf

Texas Golf Hall of Fame

Bill Moretti

Teaching Professional

  • Lockhaven CC 1979 - 1982

  • Andy Bean - David Leadbetter Golf Studio (1983 – 1986)

  • Academy of Golf (1986 to present)

  • Austin Golf Club (2006 - to present)

  • Taught over 1300 three-day schools and more than 36,000 individual lessons.

  • Worked with Westlake, Lake Travis and Vandergrift High Schools. Between 2004 to 2014, won six state championships combined

  • More than 100 high school players taught by Moretti have received golf scholarships

  • Since 2009, focused on individual lessons and junior golfers

    • 50% of lesson time is donated

  • PGA of America member since 1990

  • 600 clinics and presentations to corporate groups, country clubs, junior golf, teacher clinics and Wounded Warriors.

  • Notable tour players taught on a regular basis. Fred Funk, JL Lewis, Tom Purtzer, Joe Ogilvie, Harrison Frazar, Greg Kraft, Russ Cochran.

  • Other notables: Presidents Bush and Trump, Jack Nicholson.

Awards

  • Top 100 Golf Magazine teacher since its inception

  • STPGA Teacher of the Year and Chapter Teacher of the Year

    • Nominated numerous additional times and has declined to give fellow professionals recognition

Mentoring

  • Trained dozens teaching professionals

    • Three named PGA Of America Teachers of the Year

    • Six have won section Teacher of the Year awards

    • Six have been named Top 100 Golf Magazine instructors

  • Written seven golf books, one published

  • Written five teaching manuals and has over 1000 articles on file, 50 of which have been published in golf publications

Collegiate

  • Won seven college events and two mini tour events

  • Qualified and played in three USGA Public Links and qualified locally for three US Opens

  • Graduate of Florida International University


Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri

Born: July 10, 1956